To the Editor: While there is a genetic predisposition to developing coronary heart disease, the primary determinants for most people are diet and lifestyle. A diet high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes and low in fat and refined...

September 14, 2004, Tuesday

To the Editor: ''New Heart Studies Question the Value of Opening Arteries'' (front page, March 21) tells the secret: angioplasty and bypass surgery have not been proved to prolong life or prevent heart attacks in most people.

January 24, 2004, Saturday

To the Editor: Re ''Justices Uphold Long Sentences in Repeat Cases'' (front page, March 6): The Supreme Court ruled that a man who stole a few children's videotapes for his nieces will go to jail for 50 years without parole, but most of the...

November 22, 2002, Friday

EVERY 10 years or so, it seems, the country's anxiety over dieting builds to a peak and a realization hits home: Whatever weight-loss program has so recently captivated us is wrong. Fat might be good for us now, some people say, and carbohydrates...